Boston founder and guitarist Tom Scholz has never been a fan of the music industry, as his many lawsuits against his former record labels show. So it’s no surprise that his opinion hasn’t changed.
Asked by The Improper Bostonian about the “current state of rock ’n’ roll,” Scholz said it’s “really abysmal,” adding that when he was in school, “college kids were at the forefront of super high-quality sound. They were buying kits and building really great equipment. Everyone was obsessed with really excellent audio quality. Within the last 10 years, college kids embraced the most hideous-sounding means of audio distribution, MP3 files. I wish I’d never heard the term. Combined with the Internet, I think it actually damaged people’s ability to enjoy music.”
Tom and Boston are gearing up for their spring tour, which starts on April 14th in Hollywood, Florida.